Alabama forward Derrion Reid suffers additional setback with hamstring injury after Auburn game
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama forward Derrion Reid has dealt with nagging injuries constantly throughout his freshman season in Tuscaloosa, and head coach Nate Oats announced Tuesday that he suffered another setback this week.
“So Derrion had the hamstring deal, and it’s one of those things where you don’t want to bring him back too early,” Oats said. “We thought we rested him long enough, but it kind of flared up again after (Auburn). He played limited minutes against Auburn, but he’s been our of practice. We’re checking, he’s getting a second MRI, actually the third one in the last few weeks. I think he’ll be listed as doubtful (against Missouri) based on not practicing yesterday and today. Hopefully the MRI shows up clean, maybe all the swelling or the inflammation, whatever it is, hopefully he can go.”
Reid played four minutes against Auburn in his first action in two weeks, his second time returning from injury this season. He went out initially with his hamstring injury after Alabama’s win over Texas A&M on Jan. 11, missing two weeks. He came back for two games against Mississippi State and Georgia, playing extremely limited minutes, and then missed two more weeks before playing against Auburn.
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The former McDonald’s All-American is averaging 7.1 points and 3.2 rebounds this season.
“Derrion’s one of our best positional size, athletic defenders. And he’s done very good jobs on different guys when he’s been healthy,” Oats said. “It would be great to have him. … It’s hard not getting the reps, and he’s missed maybe 35, 36 percent of our practice reps this year.
“I think he’s going to be a pro. He came in as a McDonald’s All-American, he’s got all the intangibles as far as tough, great attitude, high IQ, he’s athletic. A lot of the stuff the pros are looking for. We really don’t want to hurt his long-term career by rushing something to win a game or two. We’re trying to do what’s right by him.”
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